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Impact of Nuclear Energy Futures on Advanced Fuel Cycle Options.

DE2005839351

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Dixon, B. W.; Piet, S. J.
Page Count	18
Abstract	The Nuclear Waste Policy Act requires the Secretary of Energy to inform Congress before 2010 on the need for a second geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. By that time, the spent fuel discharged from current commercial reactors will exceed the statutory limit of the first repository. There are several approaches to eliminate the need for another repository in this century. This paper presents a high-level analysis of these spent fuel management options in the context of a full range of possible nuclear energy futures. The analysis indicates the best option to implement varies depending on the nuclear energy future selected.
Keywords	Nuclear energy Fuel cycle Spent fuels Waste disposal Nuclear fuels Nuclear waste policy acts
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab., Idaho Falls.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200603

Impact of Nuclear Energy Futures on Advanced Fuel Cycle Options.

Impact of Nuclear Energy Futures on Advanced Fuel Cycle Options.
DE2005839351

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Dixon, B. W.; Piet, S. J.
Page Count	18
Abstract	The Nuclear Waste Policy Act requires the Secretary of Energy to inform Congress before 2010 on the need for a second geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. By that time, the spent fuel discharged from current commercial reactors will exceed the statutory limit of the first repository. There are several approaches to eliminate the need for another repository in this century. This paper presents a high-level analysis of these spent fuel management options in the context of a full range of possible nuclear energy futures. The analysis indicates the best option to implement varies depending on the nuclear energy future selected.
Keywords	Nuclear energy Fuel cycle Spent fuels Waste disposal Nuclear fuels Nuclear waste policy acts
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab., Idaho Falls.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200603